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I am using Ubuntu version 20.04 and Cinnamon desktop. I am unable to import music from an external HD into Audacity. When I select "file - import" the external HD is not listed. I read another thread about this issue and it suggested that I go into Audacity permissions and select "allow import from external storage devices". I selected this and it did not solve the problem. The Audacity online manual and Audacity forums do not have anything on this issue. I can select the file box icon on the desktop and browse the entire contents of the external HD, and I can also open VLC media player and browse the entire contents of the music on the external HD.

Andrew Dowd
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  • Please clarify, are you using Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS on which you added the cinnamon desktop? or using Ubuntu Cinnamon remix 20.04 ? – guiverc Jan 07 '23 at 22:24
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    How did you install Audacity? – not my real name Jan 07 '23 at 22:32
  • To: not my real name. I believe I installed Audacity from the command line- which is how I generally install all software. – Andrew Dowd Jan 08 '23 at 02:15
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    How install may matter; if you if used snap install you'll have introduced a snap package which means it'll run confined by default, meaning it'll only have access to parts of your file-system; and not seeing external drives can be expected depending on details you've not provided (eg. where mounted & if you've enabled removable-media to allow it) – guiverc Jan 08 '23 at 02:40

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